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I suspect this is due to trademark laws. I've often seen policies that say "you can write 'yourthing for Trademarked Thing' but not 'Trademarked Thing yourthing
by tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
I suspect this is due to trademark laws. I've often seen policies that say "you can write 'yourthing for Trademarked Thing' but not 'Trademarked Thing yourthing'", e.g. when it comes to inofficial clients for a platform.
I think they simply applied the same principle here.
- ziml77 5y agoI hadn't thought about that, but it seems likely. I remember when Reddit decided to enforce their IP rights more and forced all applications with Reddit in their to change to something that either didn't use the name Reddit at all or only used it at the end in the form "for Reddit"
- MishaalRahman 5y agoYep, you can read [Google's brand guidelines for Android here.](https://developer.android.com/distribute/marketing-tools/brand-guidelines#brand-android https://developer.android.com/distribute/marketing-tools/bra...) >"Android", or anything confusingly similar to "Android", cannot be used in names of applications or accessory products, including phones, tablets, TVs, speakers, headphones, watches, and other devices. Instead, use "for Android".
- tentacleuno 5y agoWelcome to Hacker News, Mishaal! Glad you made it eventually. :-)
- MishaalRahman 5y agoI'm anywhere Android is being talked about :)